When Kanye premiered the Auto-Tuned, un-rapped, week-and-a-half-old "Love Lockdown" at the Disney VMAs on Sunday, we still weren't convinced a new album would be out this year. Now retail sites like Amazon and Target are listing LP4 under the title 808's & Heartbreak with a release date of 12/16, and that's enough proof for us. It is a cool title, sure, but it has nothing to do with school: will Dropout Bear even appear on the cover? You guys should probably start Photoshopping some prototypes. Best one gets a pair of shutter shades.
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